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belonging to the moll of a member of the Russian mob, which leads to one of the mercenaries involved in the coup, who followed the pram, being captured and beaten. Revenge against Milgrim then becomes the top priority of the mercs.
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after the English legend. At the same time, he becomes aware that a coup is being plotted within his company, Blue Ant. When Milgrim realizes his cell phone is being tracked by rogue elements in Blue Ant, he slides the phone into a
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A parallel subplot follows Hollis as she tracks down the Gabriel Hounds designer. Joined by her boyfriend Garreth, the mysterious daredevil featured in
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where he gains the notice of a federal agent named Winnie Tung Whittaker employed by
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published in 2010. It concludes the informal trilogy begun by
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William Gibson
ISBN
0670919527
Spook Country
William Gibson
Pattern Recognition
Spook Country
in London
Hubertus Bigend
military clothing
BDUs
DCIS
secret brand
Gabriel Hounds
pram
Spook Country
BASE jump
Spook Country
Wormwood Scrubs
Cory Doctorow
smartphone
Bruce Sterling
CCTV
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